AWA, a subscription-based music streaming service run by AWA Inc. (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Togashi Akimi), will be held on Friday, February 28th, 2025. From 00 to 22:00, the popular four-piece band “Kepra,” which recently released their major 3rd digital single “Hugging Me! Youth,” will be available for free from “Lounge” online, where anyone can participate for free, and will be chatting with the voice and chat. We will hold a listening party that will appear.
This event will be held to commemorate the release of their new song “Hugging Me! Youth,” and will air all the songs, from the latest songs to songs that have been released so far. At this event, Kepla members will appear in chat and live audio streaming, and we plan to comment on the songs that will be aired. Anyone can participate in the lounge for free, and if you download the AWA app in advance, you can enjoy interacting with artists even more. Please enjoy the listening party that Kepla himself appears in the AWA lounge.
■[Personal members appearing]Kepla: Listening party on AWA Lounge Overview
Date and time: Friday, February 28th, 2025, 21:00-22:00
* Appearances may be cancelled at the last minute.
▼Job participation URL
https://mf.awa.fm/open_kepura_0228_pr
■Kepra
A four-piece band formed by classmates at Tokyo Metropolitan Saginomiya High School. Activities began in September 2020. In July 2021, the 1st Mini AL “Days of Youth” was released. Along with the first anniversary of their formation, they announced that they will be suspended.
Even during the hiatus, he appeared in various media and attracted attention on social media, and resumed his activities in May 2022. In February 2023, they released their first new song in six months, “Lucy,” and in March, they released their consecutive songs, “I hope you remember for years.” They held a tour of seven locations across the country in April, and a band’s first solo tour of Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka in May and June, with all performances SOLD OUT. On September 1st, the 3rd anniversary of the band’s formation, they released their long-awaited second mini AL series, “This is Mirai”, which includes five new songs. From October to November, a release tour of “This is Mirai” will be held in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka Fuku, with all performances being SOLD OUT. From December to January, they released their digital singles “Soba ni Itene” and “Anniversary” in succession, and a new event “23rd Century” was also launched, hosted by Kepla, featuring bands of the same generation. In April, with the first full AL “20”, the first solo tour of the Newton One-Man Tour will be held from April to June, with the first solo tour of 10 locations across the country.
On September 4th, 2024, he made his major debut on Universal Music EMI Records with his first major single “Kiseki.” In December of the same year, they released their second digital single, “I’m in Love with You for a Long Time.” This year, 2025, the largest tour in eight cities has been decided, and is attracting attention.
■What is AWA Lounge?
This is an online space where users can enjoy playing music and interacting with each other in real time.
Using the “Song Request”, “Chat”, and “Stamp” functions, users who enter the same room can experience an online karaoke room-like experience, and all functions can be enjoyed on the Free plan.
Another major feature is that all users in the lounge can watch the same music at the same time, so it can be used as a place to “support” to increase the number of views of your favorite artists. When you join the lounge as a STANDARD member, you can see that It will be returned to the artists.
■App overview
“AWA” is a subscription-based (flat-rate) music streaming service provided by AWA Corporation, a joint investment by CyberAgent Inc. and Avex Fan Marketing Inc. The service began offering its service in May 2015, with 150 million songs being distributed and approximately 13 million playlists created by celebrities and users. All functions are available for free monthly free of charge, except for the STANDARD plan and offline playback, which are available for all functions, with a monthly fee of 980 yen (tax included) (*App Store, Google Play, and convenience store payments of 1,080 yen (tax included)). In addition to the FREE Plan, students from junior high school and above are also eligible for all functions for 480 yen (tax included) per month, and artist plan that allows for unlimited listening for a specific artist for 270 yen (tax included) per month We have a wide range of pricing plans, including “. “AWA” is compatible with a variety of devices, including smartphones, computers, TVs, car navigation systems, wearable devices, and smart speakers. “LOUNGE” is an online space where users who have added “LYRIC DIVE” beautifully animated lyrics in real time to match the song, as well as live audio streaming and gifting functions, where users can enjoy the same music in the same space in real time. Since its launch, the service has expanded its various plans and functions to suit the needs of users and viewing environments, and has grown into the largest music streaming service in Japan.
Name: “AWA”https://awa.fm/
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Price: STANDARD plan (980 yen incl. tax) / FREE plan (free monthly) / Student plan (480 yen incl. tax) / Artist plan (270 yen incl. tax) *Unlimited listening to one specific artist)
Available: May 27, 2015
■URL
AWA:https://awa.fm/
App Store:https://itunes.apple.com/jp/app/id980578855
Google Play:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fm.awa.liverpool
Desktop app:https://awa.fm/download/
AWA LOUNGE Browser Version:https://app.awa.fm/lounge/
Latest AWA news:https://news.awa.fm/
AWA Official Twitter:https://twitter.com/awa_official?lang=ja
AWA Official LINE:https://lin.ee/21w3f0k
■Company overview
Company name: AWA Co., Ltd. (Read: AWA)
Address: Sumitomo Real Estate Azabu Juban Building, 1-4-1 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Representative: CEO Togashi Akimi
Business content: Music streaming services, etc.
Established: December 1, 2014
■Contact information
AWA Public Relations Press@awa.fm
